First pick
Parc de la Pointe-Merry
Park or garden
8.7 ha3.6 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.6 km of path
0.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Jean-Philippe Boulet · CC BY 3.07.5%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Magog · parks, protected land & trails
A national route near Magog: the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Orford
Within 5 km are 16 beaches; Plage de la Baie-de-Magog is the nearest. Of the country within 10 km, 7.5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land
7.5%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
53
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
Walking routes
1
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
16
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What sets Magog apart outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
On a national routeThe Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Orford passes within 2 kmProtected land all round7.5% of the land within 10 km, more than 80% of Canadian townsBeaches16 beaches within 5 kmA provincial park at the edgeMont-Orford National Park (Québec) reaches the town
Magog’s best card is the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Orford, with protected land around it close behind.
Against other towns
Each figure for Magog, set against Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km7.5%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town1.2%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes1Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches16Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Magog has the 11th most protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (29,066 to 32,167 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Magog7.5%
Towns its size3.8%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Magog2
Towns its size9
Towns in Quebec10
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Magog1
Towns its size0
Towns in Quebec0
Typical Canadian town0
Among its peers, Magog’s strong point is protected land nearby, where 10 of 39 top it. On public protected areas it is behind: 29 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierrefonds-Ouest QC | 34% | 25% | 48 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Des Explorateurs QC | 23% | 12% | 46 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Du Plateau QC | 22% | 25% | 48 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre QC | 17% | 0% | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Portobello South ON | 12% | 0% | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Centretown ON | 12% | 1.5% | 37 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Savane QC | 11% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | La Cité QC | 9.1% | 0% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Verdun-Centre QC | 8.2% | 0% | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Du Moulin QC | 8.2% | 9.9% | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Magog QC | 7.5% | 1.2% | 53 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | West End BC | 6.6% | 51% | 12 | 4 | 76 |
| 13 | Sainte-Julie QC | 5.8% | 0.7% | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saint-Constant QC | 5.8% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Johnston Heights BC | 5.8% | 29% | 131 | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | Rockland ON | 5.2% | 0.9% | 57 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Alloa ON | 4.2% | 8.7% | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | King ON | 4.1% | 2.7% | 94 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown ON | 4.1% | 0% | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Killarney BC | 4% | 3.5% | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Conception Bay South NL | 3.6% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 22 | Victoria-Fraserview BC | 3.1% | 0% | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Chambly QC | 2.7% | 1.1% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Est (Montréal-Nord) QC | 2.6% | 0% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Boisbriand QC | 2.3% | 0.2% | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Annex ON | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 9 | 13 |
| 27 | Vimont QC | 1.9% | 0% | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Crémazie QC | 1.8% | 0% | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Val-Bélair QC | 1.7% | 2.9% | 27 | 2 | 12 |
| 30 | St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands ON | 1.7% | 6.1% | 12 | 9 | 48 |
| 31 | Parc-Extension QC | 1.6% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Glenfield-Jane Heights ON | 1.6% | 0% | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Nouveau-Bordeaux QC | 1.4% | 0% | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Meadowvale Village ON | 0.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Alma QC | 0.8% | 0.2% | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 36 | Elmira ON | 0.8% | 0% | 27 | 10 | 1 |
| 37 | Grimsby ON | 0.7% | 1.5% | 26 | 7 | 8 |
| 38 | Lisgar ON | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Chestermere AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Fort Saskatchewan AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
The map
Parks, woods and paths around Magog
The town’s parks, woods, protected land and paths, with its named places numbered.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
26 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Magog
Parc de la Pointe-Merry is the largest, at 8.7 ha; the rest follow by size, numbered as on the map.
26 named parks and woods, 71 ha in all
Parks & gardens 68 haWoods 3.6 ha
Many small places make up the total; the biggest is 19%.
Parc d'Omerville
Park or garden
7.2 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
3.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc de la Plage des Cantons
Park or garden
8.1 ha0.3 km of path
2.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
parc de la Baie-de-Magog
Park or garden
5.1 ha0.5 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Espace Saint-Luc
Park or garden
2.3 ha0.4 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Parc du Ruisseau
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 26 named parks and green spaces
Parc de la Pointe-MerryPark or garden · 8.7 ha · 3.6 km of path
DirectionsParc de l'EstPark or garden · 14 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc d'OmervillePark or garden · 7.2 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsParc de la Plage des CantonsPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
Directionsparc de la Baie-de-MagogPark or garden · 5.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsClub AramisPark or garden · 3.9 ha
DirectionsEspace Saint-LucPark or garden · 2.3 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc du RuisseauPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsAPSPark or garden · 2.3 ha
DirectionsParc no 1Park or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsParc no 2Park or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc HoranPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc General-VanierPark or garden · 1.0 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsParc-école Princess ElizabethPark or garden · 1.6 ha
DirectionsMarina no 1Park or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc Maurice-ThérouxPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsMarina no 2Park or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsParc des PatriotesPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des CerisiersPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsÎle LordWood or forest · 3.6 ha
DirectionsParc des PionniersPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsParc des SommetsPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsPetit parc de la DéchargePark or garden · 0.5 ha
DirectionsParc des BouleauxPark or garden · 0.4 ha
DirectionsParc Ginette-GaudreauPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsParc des AmisPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsSource: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
6 in 10 people in Magog live near a park
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (57%)Further (43%)
Magog57%
Towns in Quebec52%
Typical Canadian town83%
For about 13,000 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away. That is below the typical Canadian town (83%).
Protected areas
Around Magog, protected areas make up 7.5%
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Magog1.2%
Within 10 km7.5%
Towns in Quebec4.9%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 2 of the 53. Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) leads for size with 5,944 ha. 38 areas belong to private owners or land trusts and aren’t named here.
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)Québec national park (provincial) · 5,944 ha · reaches Magog
Rivière aux Cerises White-Tailed Deer YardProtected area · 1,636 ha · 1.2 km from the edge of town
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) meets Magog
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Québec national park (provincial)
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)
At the edge59 km²since 1979
No national park lies within 100 km of Magog; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. The province names its big parks parcs nationaux, though they are provincial.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Magog has 112 km of footpaths in and around it
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
112 km
in and around the town (236.3 km²)
Woodland
55%
about 129.6 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
MagogTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.5
012 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
MagogTowns in QuebecTypical Canadian town
Woodland55%
0%50%100%
Paths are thinner on the ground than in 67% of Canadian towns. It is more wooded than 86% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
Trails around Magog
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
National
Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Orford37.6 km
The Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Orford (38 km) keeps within 2 km of town for 10.9 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Magog
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Lennoxville, 28 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°C) | -4 | -2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 66 | 68 | 82 | 85 | 102 | 99 | 104 | 96 | 91 | 70 | 75 |
Precipitation runs from 66 mm in February to 104 mm in August. January brings highs of -4 °C, July highs of 26 °C. About 291 cm of snow falls in a year. The climate in Magog →
Beaches
Beaches near Magog: 16 within 5 km
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Plage de la Baie-de-Magogsand · in town
DirectionsPlage des cantonssand · in town
DirectionsPlage municipalesand · 2.8 km from town
DirectionsPlage Massawippi2.9 km from town
Directions3 are mapped as sand. 12 further beaches go unnamed. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Near Magog: 33 viewpoints on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
For a climb, Mont Orford rises to 853 m. The most common are playgrounds: 35 on the map.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 33
Crête de la demie-montagne0.8 km from town
DirectionsDes Chênes 60.9 km from town
DirectionsDes Chênes 50.9 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère1.0 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère Memphrémagog1.0 km from town
DirectionsDes Chênes 31.0 km from town
DirectionsBelvédère Mont-Mégantic1.0 km from town
DirectionsDes Chênes 41.0 km from town
DirectionsPlus 25 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 6
Pic aux Corbeaux602 m · in town
DirectionsColline Bunker431 m · 0.1 km from town
DirectionsMont Giroux630 m · 0.4 km from town
DirectionsMont Orford853 m · 1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Réserve naturelle Maurice-Bessette0.8 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 35
Plus 35 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 14
Canoe Kayakin town
DirectionsSnug Harbourin town
DirectionsPlus 12 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Gardens to visit
Le Jardin Pionnier Bigelow, 2.6 km from Magog, is the garden to visit
Gardens and arboretums within 15 km of the town’s edge, and the historic gardens, parks and estates in the town itself, nearest first.
Le Jardin Pionnier BigelowGarden or park · 2.6 km from town
DirectionsSources: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, and Wikidata (CC0), as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic places from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel.
Next door
Next to Magog
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page.
OrfordAustinSainte-Catherine-de-HatleyEastmanAyer's CliffStansteadMagog
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magog | 7.5% | 53 | 1 | 16 |
| Orford 7.8 km | 9.3% | 44 | 4 | 15 |
| Austin 8.7 km | 12% | 62 | 3 | 12 |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley 9.2 km | 1.3% | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Eastman 12 km | 11% | 49 | 5 | 7 |
| Ayer's Cliff 13 km | 0.2% | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Stanstead 16 km | 1.3% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
More routes are mapped around Eastman (5). Around Magog, nobody nearby has double its protected land.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Walking routes. The list is OpenStreetMap’s, so a missing trail may just be unmapped. The Trans Canada Trail appears where OSM maps it.
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. The nearest national park and the nearest provincial park are always shown when they are within 100 km.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
Questions about the outdoors in Magog
What is the biggest park or reserve near Magog?
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), a québec national park (provincial) of 5,944 ha.
Where can you walk near Magog?
OpenStreetMap maps the Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Orford close by.
What is the nearest beach to Magog?
Try Plage de la Baie-de-Magog, in town, first of several.
Are there protected areas near Magog?
Protected areas cover 7.5% of the land within 10 km.
What is the nearest national park to Magog?
The nearest national park is more than 100 km from Magog.
Is there a provincial park near Magog?
Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) touches the town.
When is the best time for walking in Magog?
On the normals, May: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Sources
Where Magog’s outdoors figures come from
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Gardens: OpenStreetMap (leisure=garden) and Wikidata gardens within 15 km, as gathered in TownRatings’ Canadian attractions set; historic gardens and parks from Canada’s heritage registers (Parks Canada DFHD, the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel).
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).